Indefinite Pronouns
Haspelmath, Martin
Indefinite Pronouns - Oxford University Press 1997 - 1 electronic resource (380 p.)
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Most of the world's languages have indefinite pronouns, that is, expressions such as someone, anything, and nowhere. This book presents an encyclopaedic investigation of indefinite pronouns in the languages of the world, mapping out the range of variation in their functional and formative properties. It shows that cross-linguistic diversity is severely constrained by a set of implicational universals and by a number of unrestricted universals. Topics include formal and functional types of indefinite pronoun, theoretical approaches to the functions of indefinite pronouns, the grammaticalization of indefinite pronouns, and negative indefinite pronouns.
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English
oso/9780198235606.001.0001 9780198299639
10.1093/oso/9780198235606.001.0001 doi
Grammar, syntax & morphology
unrestricted universal indefinite pronoun grammaticalization implicational universal language negative indefinite pronoun functions of indefinite pronouns cross-linguistic diversity
Indefinite Pronouns - Oxford University Press 1997 - 1 electronic resource (380 p.)
Open Access
Most of the world's languages have indefinite pronouns, that is, expressions such as someone, anything, and nowhere. This book presents an encyclopaedic investigation of indefinite pronouns in the languages of the world, mapping out the range of variation in their functional and formative properties. It shows that cross-linguistic diversity is severely constrained by a set of implicational universals and by a number of unrestricted universals. Topics include formal and functional types of indefinite pronoun, theoretical approaches to the functions of indefinite pronouns, the grammaticalization of indefinite pronouns, and negative indefinite pronouns.
Creative Commons
English
oso/9780198235606.001.0001 9780198299639
10.1093/oso/9780198235606.001.0001 doi
Grammar, syntax & morphology
unrestricted universal indefinite pronoun grammaticalization implicational universal language negative indefinite pronoun functions of indefinite pronouns cross-linguistic diversity